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Major boost for heritage skills 04/06/2013 Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a further investment of £20million in 39 skills projects through its Skills for the Future Programme. This money will deliver 876 new placements, adding up to …

Boost for historic warship HMS Caroline HMS Caroline in Alexandra Dock 09/05/2013 The proposals to transform the First World War veteran into a floating museum were awarded a first-round pass, which is an endorsement of the outline project and its ability …

York remembers Rowntree People visiting a Rowntree Society pop-up exhibition 27/05/2013 Led by volunteers from the local community, the project will gather people’s memories of what Rowntree meant to them. Using oral history methods, we will build a …

Aspiring young film-makers showcase youth heritage projects 16/09/2010 The film gives information about the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Young Roots programme which provides funding for young people to get involved with local heritage projects. The …

A journey into sound system culture in Huddersfield Sound System Culture project flyer 25/03/2013 Let’s Go (Yorkshire) has secured funding from Arts Council England to build and tour a new mobile arts-based audio installation to 4 carnivals and 4 …

Bahamas 45596 Jubilee Class Steam Locomotive to be restored 'Jubilee' class steam locomotive - 45596 Bahamas 22/03/2013 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £775,800 to the Bahamas Locomotive Society (BLS), a registered charity based at …

Brooklands Museum gets green light The Paddock Ford Gymkana held on the start / finishing straight on the Brooklands Circuit, 1939 04/02/2013 The project aims to relocate, restore and reinterpret the museum’s Grade II-listed Wellington Hangar as The …

£2.3m HLF cash boost to restore romantic landscape of Penllergare Valley Woods 13/09/2011 Located on the northern fringe of Swansea, Penllergare Valley Woods was once a famous gentry estate and home to John Dillwyn Llewelyn, the notable 19-century …

Hazeley Heath secures its future Hazeley Heath Jeff Gilbert 21/12/2012 It was announced today that the RSPB has received a grant of £859,900 from HLF for the acquisition of 110ha of Hazeley Heath in Hook, Hampshire. The conservation charity plans to …

Hoxton Hall receives green light for full Heritage Lottery Fund grant Hoxton Hall 1906 19/11/2012 Hoxton Hall is delighted to announce its success in achieving a grant of just under £1.8 million, which will enable the charitable organisation to save, …